San Angelo-area news in brief, 7/12

Councilwoman Elizabeth Grindstaff will hold her first Single-Member District 5 neighborhood meeting Tuesday.

Grindstaff encouraged all SMD 5 residents to attend, but added that all members of the public are welcome.

"What I am hoping to achieve is a kind of ?to-do' list for SMD 5," Grindstaff said in a news release. "Not only for me to do, but for everyone to be involved."

The meeting is scheduled for 7-8 p.m. Tuesday at the St. Paul Presbyterian Church parking lot, 11 N. Park St.

Residents can verify which district they live in by visiting cosatx.us/government/city-council.

Golfers sought for tournament

San Angelo's Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 740 is looking for golfers for its annual golf tournament July 19.

The tournament raises money to provide basic-need assistance to veterans in Tom Green County and the surrounding area.

Early registration begins at 7 a.m., and the tournament begins at 8 a.m. at Mesquite Ranch Golf Club, 3301 Riverside Golf Club Road, on July 19. Entry deadline is Friday.

For more information about sponsorships or to register to play, call 325-227-2051 or 325-227-4086.

Nursing Division to close briefly

The city's Nursing Division, part of the Health Services Department, will be closed starting about noon Thursday and all day Friday.

Clinics will resume July 21 at the location, in Suite 8 at 2030 Pulliam St., according to an email sent by Brian Groves, multimedia coordinator for the city of San Angelo.

The division will still receive calls and answer general questions, said Sandra Villarreal, director of Health Services, but it won't see patients for the 1Â½ days as the two nurses on staff will be attending an Epidemiology Conference in Midland.

The division typically tests for STDs Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, Villarreal said. The clinic primarily sees people by appointment but sometimes sees people on a walk-in basis.

Staff normally use Fridays for internal matters, such as case management and catching up on reports and paperwork, she said.

The Nursing Division's closed hours do not affect the overall Health Services Department and its two other divisions, Animal Services and Environmental Health, Villarreal said.

County jail books 18 in 24-hour period

The Tom Green County Jail booked 18 people in the 24 hours leading up to 7:03 a.m. Friday. Charges included: